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Cruz, by comparison, has been getting kid-glove treatment, to the extent Democrats mention him at all in opposition dumps from the party apparatus and outside liberal groups.

Its the same as its always been. If the media and democrats fear someone they'll try to erase them rather than give them attention and risk that candidate being heard. Its especially true in the case of Cruz because no one handles the media with greater ease.

The fundraising reports show that Cruz is running a savvy campaign that is both frugal and results oriented - very much like how we'd like the federal government to operate. Nearly alone among the non-Trump candidates, Cruz is financially positioned to fight the battle to the end. He is in that position because he is not acting as a life support system to RNC endorsed consultants that are sucking the other candidates dry.

Wait a tic, I thought Cruz was the financial honey pot epitome of the one world TPP globalist empire, according to some FReepers. LMAO.

Ted Cruz Surges in Iowa, Powered by Outsider Fervor

"CHARITON, Iowa - Around 10 p.m. Saturday, with locals here stuffing the entryway of a general store known for something called taco pizza, the presidential campaign of Senator Ted Cruz seemed to be winning a bet with itself.

Could the candidate fill the space on a frosty night, in a town of 4,000 or so, more than two months before voting begins, at an hour late enough that taco pizza was no longer being served?

"I'm pretty sure this is breaking a Guinness World Record," Mr. Cruz said, settling in beside the doughnut display as scores of Iowans surrounded him. A burly man with a thick beard, a shaved head and a large soda offered to be Mr. Cruz's "personal bouncer."

"It's a very bad idea in politics," Mr. Cruz began, diplomatically, "to ask voters to leave."

In fact, Mr. Cruz's Iowa bandwagon, long churning in relative obscurity, seems to be approaching capacity. Event audiences have swelled. People are coming forward with endorsements. A recent Quinnipiac University poll of likely Republican caucusgoers gave Mr. Cruz 23 percent support, a close second to Donald J. Trump, in the clearest signal yet that Mr. Cruz has begun to tap into the outsider fervor that has for months powered rivals without public sector experience................."